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Ali Gorson-Marrow is an 18 year old published author/college student from outside Philadelphia. With her 21 year old co-author they wrote a book named " The Castles of the Great Assimil Unearthed ". We have conducted an interview with her. What inspires you the most from your novel "The Castles of the Great Assimil Unearthed"? I was inspired to write The Castles of the Great Assimil Unearthed when I heard the heart breaking stories of young children in Africa. Who is Assimil and what kind of character did he possess?  Assimil is a young 8 year old boy living in Burkina Faso. He possesses a relatable childish approach to situations while at the same time having to maintain a mature and calm demeanor. Why is it important to craft your key character of your novel as such?   It is important for Assimil to be mature and immature because on one hand, he is only a young child but on the other hand, he is in a situation that forces one to be mat...

Isis Sousa is an illustrator and writer. We have conducted an interview with her about her book THE NIGHT OF ELISA – which she has not only written but also illustrated. What inspires you to illustrate and write in Dark / Gothic Fiction? I have always been attracted to the darker and fantastic aspects of the arts. And with literature, it could be no different. I think Dark Fiction in general evokes a lot of one’s imagination and it helps one to face his fears or deal with difficult things in life. And Gothic Fiction expands the fantastic within the dark spectrum. So writing and illustrating those genres comes naturally for me. I feel “at home”. Why did you choose to use Characters and Ornaments pencil sketches for "The Night of Elisa"'s interior design? As someone who make a living as illustrator , I have a passion for illustrated books. So, whenever I publish a book, it HAS to be illustrated. For ‘TNOE’, adding ornaments help readers to have a sense of ...

Today our guest is a photographer called Claire   , based in Blackpool, Lancashire, U.K. She graduated with a Fine Art degree from Northampton University in 2001. Claire's photography documents a variety of human conditions such as performance, theatre, art. Living in Blackpool which is a Victorian seaside resort there tends to be a rich variety of subject matter. We have conducted an interview with Claire. What do you usually like to document with photography? Because my photography began in dark rooms I came to photography through art school practise – drawing, painting and sculpture, my degree course offered photography and I became interested in playing around in their dark rooms and experimenting with film and black and white film processing. I was interested in the aesthetics of an image of how a photograph can steal a moment or lead the viewer to think about a story that the photograph portrays - I had always been concerned with the "inbetween moment".  ...

Undiscovered Television as heard on Jazz FM and on all fine internet stations, are a post-jazz quartet based in London. They specialise in accessible but intelligent and emotional postjazz. We have conducted an interview with them. What is emotional post jazz? I think the phrase used about us was "accessible intelligent and emotional post jazz" which I agree with. I think music is an emotional experience for musicians and listeners alike, even if the emotion is disgust! We are not trying to shock anyone out of their middle class complacency but we are not Muzac either. Hopefully this is a soundtrack to an HBO mini series waiting for you (dear listener) to star in. Hence: Undiscovered Television. How do you feel having your album "Gypsy In a High Rise" voted as No.1 summer album? The Kings of Spin voted us No.1 on their chart, which is fantastic news; to say how I feel, I feel like this album has legs and needs to have more exposure, before I can fe...

Nakesi Furniture Manufacture was established in 2008; their products are well-known and have achieved high sales from customers around the world. They apply strict quality control standards to the materials they use in manufacturing their products, in addition to the high standards hey apply to all of their products during the manufacturing process. We have conducted an interview with them. What kind of products ranges do you carry under your brand 'Nakesi'? At Nakesi , we are proud to make many different products to furnish your home with style. We mainly design and produce ourselves in our factories, Cupboards, Tables, Chairs, and Shelves. We have a strong experience in wood products; metal and fabric etc and we always apply quality control standards in order to maintain a high-quality manufacturing process. By buying Nakesi, it is not only a piece of furniture that you get but more like a unique lifestyle that will nicely implement your every day’s life. What...

Our guest today is Bryant Cloud from Dallas, Texas. He runs a company that helps veterans get a 1 on 1 experience to help them develop their already great talents. We have conducted an interview with Bryant. How does your company help veterans? Our company helps veterans by providing them with their own advisor and mentor. This provides veterans with a 1 on 1 experience with someone that they know will be looking out for their well-being and providing them with the accountability they need to reach their goal. What is your role exactly and what do you do? I'm the Chief-VetX-Officer at Veteran X. I help develop our team and ensure that our veterans are receiving the best experience possible. How do you do it? We get on a call to access all of the veterans wants/needs. We then will select someone that can closely identify with the veteran we're working with and it's then that the Senior Lance, Team Leader, or Squad leader starts their mission. What...

Today our guest is Olivia Shepherd, from Columbia SC. She is currently operating a small business for more than 20 years! She is trying to get the word out about Mental Illness in the black community, we don't discuss it enough and since she suffers from depression she would like to be the one who speaks openly about her everyday struggles and how she pretends to have a normal life! BlackGirlDown "We don't look like we hurt" Is her brand that she is trying to test out! We have conducted an interview with her. How do you intend to get the word out about mental illness and depression with 'BlackGirlDown'? I plan on getting the word about Mental Illness, through my volunteer work at a local homeless shelter. I will be speaking to several young ladies who are homeless and suffer like do. I also tend to use social media as well, since this is the fastest way to reach a large audience. Do you feel it is stigmatising to use the words 'black girl ...

Gunnar V. Espedal is an award winning physiotherapist, and naturopath, holistic medicine researcher, trainer, runner, lecturer, inventor writer and entrepreneur. Having successfully treated over 100,000 patients worldwide in 50 years of practise. He is launching a new book "New Lease of Life". We have conducted an interview with him. What is "New Lease of Life" about? ‘ New Lease of Life ’ empowers readers to embrace the holistic healing powers of vital water, ionized air, food, fitness fun, and faith. Proof that the age-old methods will always prevail, Espedal’s ground-breaking discoveries have previously brought the dead back to life and given sight to the blind. While it may sound like a ridiculously-bold claim, it’s true – Gunnar Espedal has used water, its frequencies and healing qualities to bring the dead back to life. In fact, using water and its associated therapeutic/healing qualities, Espedal has helped treat over 100,000 people worldwide...

Norma Martiri is an amateur photographer from Brisbane, Australia. She has been taking photos for the last five years. Her passion is landscape and night photography. We have conducted an interview with her. What are your tips to take photographs of night landscapes? To get a sharp night image, always use a tripod and a remote shutter release and don't touch the camera. I tend to stick to an aperture range of F/8 and F/16 and RAW is best. Be patient and enjoy the view while your camera is working. Where are the most favourite locations you have ever make the best night shots?  My favourite locations are Southbank, Kangaroo Point Cliffs and of course the Story Bridge. The lights are vibrant and the opportunities are endless. Which time of the night do you enjoy taking photos the most? I really enjoy taking photos in the Blue Hour (or the Golden Hour) so I usually start in the late afternoon and work into the night. The Blue Hour is magical. What do y...

Born in New Jersey, Sally Ramsey lived in Manhattan in her teen years and resided in Ohio, Iowa, Minnesota, and Southern California before settling in her present home in Northeast Ohio. As the mother of two grown sons with autism, Sally spent many years as a disabilities activist and advocate. She ran both a support group and a disabilities ministry as well as re-founding her local chapter and serving as president of her state chapter and as national president of the Autism Society of America. Writing has been her special love and a potent refuge, from the moment she was able to hold a pencil. She has published poetry, non-fiction articles, and a special needs cookbook. We have conducted an interview with Sally. Why did you write your story about a detective that sings instead of talking? I have two sons with autism. I noticed that for them, and other kids with communication difficulties, it was easier to understand something that was sung than something that was spoken. W...

Christopher Kelly is the coauthor of America Invades  and Italy Invades . He is an American who lives in London and Seattle and his co-author, Stuart Laycock, is an Englishman. Together they have written two books on military history. America Invades takes its readers on a world tour of America's military involvement with the world from 1741 to the present. We have conducted an interview with Christopher. What inspires you to want to retrace your great grandfather's steps in his memoir? I never met Thomas Tileston Wells, my great grandfather – he died thirteen years before I was born. In order to understand more about him and what he had written about his extraordinary journey, I felt it was necessary for me to follow in his footsteps and see for myself what he had seen over a century ago. In his memoir, he wrote that “Riva is one of the most beautiful places in the world.” I had to see it for myself and, after seeing with it, I agree with Wells. How did you arri...

Bill Chizek is a retired Navy Musician, now amateur photographer from El Paso, TX and San Diego, CA. His photography journey began in 1981. He takes photos of anything that catches his eye; aircraft, cars, architecture, and anything historical along the way. We have conducted an interview with Bill. What was your background and how did you become an amateur photographer after retirement? My background has been music since the mid 1970’s. However, after two hernia operations and a few other issues, playing the trombone became painful and wasn’t fun anymore. I had really loved jazz improvisation and photography seemed to fill that creative part of my brain. Music is late nights for gigs and rehearsals, with two little girls photography is a much better fit in my life. How do you decide on your choice of photography subjects? I have a few things that I like to shoot no matter what ; cars, aircraft, interesting buildings, and anything historic will grab my attentio...

Karen Hodgson from Brisbane, Australia is an Earth Rainbow Angel , Genius Heartist Wild Kazza and Lifestyle Creator at the Inspired Freedom Energy Design Gallery . We have conducted an interview with her. How unique are your art? Wild Kazza has developed a method of applying her Unique Styling to Her Designs. Her Styling is born from meditation to bring you a New and Exciting different Perspective on Art Design. Wild Kazza is a self-generated genius pushing the boundaries on the leading edge of Art, Business, genius, transformation, consciousness and more. Wild Kazza is well regarded because of using her simple methods in such a way to create her styling by only Meditation,  the best quality pencils on card that bring out Designs that are appealing to the senses and she is regarded as having a very Unusual and Unique Gift. Why is channelling your clients inner muse your attitude? Wild Kazza enters in a different dimension to create the 'energy design' to pass ...

Today our guest is Karen. Her business is Naturally With Karen . As a medically intuitive Karen reverses disease: physical, mental, spiritual with food as medicine and guidance work with many years' experience. We have conducted an interview with her. What inspired you before writing "The Clean Womb: Consciously Creating Our Children & Infertility Issues"? I was driven to conceive my son through infertility and this became my initial drive for the book and clients I worked with over the last 13 years. When did you discover that you are medically intuitive? I truly discovered my medical intuitive in 2004 with clients on my massage table and thus my first book. How do you keep up with physical, mental, spiritual with food as medicine and guidance works? I keep abreast of food as medicine and guidance work with living it, walking the walk, juicing each day, exercise, et al. What is your personal belief about reverse disease strategies? Reversing dise...

Roselyne Kattar is a french clinical psychologist with 30 years experience in Paris. She helps women in crisis to find a new path and create a new life by using EFT (emotional freedom technique) and energy healing. We have conducted an interview with her. What are the usual issues women face? Even now, women often face feelings of guilt or fear concerning their sexuality. Am I normal? Is it bad how I feel? Is it my fault if I feel so and so? Most currently, they have to face separations or losing their job. They are also worrying about their children, their family. Am I a good mother? Am I doing the right thing? The issue here is how to manage the crisis and change for the better. What is your experience in helping them facing these challenges? The healing process starts with accepting themselves without any external references. They connect to themselves and their resources. They envision a new future and build confidence in creating it. For instance, a woman who w...

Katie Epstein is an author of paranormal and fantasy romance novels from the United Kingdom. Her new book will be released in September this year. We have conducted an interview with her. What makes you suited to write in the paranormal and fantasy romance genres? My imagination. It has to be. It is something that both entertained and terrified me as a child—depending on what popped into my head—and it seemed to have no limits. When characters form in my mind they come as they are with no apologies for their background, challenges or species. They have a story to tell and there are times when I have no choice but to tell it. Paranormal and fantasy romance genres give me more leverage to do this, and broaden the scope of worlds and adventures those characters can escape into. It’s interesting to form new societies, worlds or relationships, and see them have the same challenges and issues we boring old humans have from time to time. There are also a lot more sides you can add...

Monty J McClaine is a new independent author who has written twelve short stories, the Christmas special being a little longer than the others, about a small family who have a very loving and precious dog. We have conducted an interview with Monty. Why did you write 'Super Speed Sam' series in the format of 12-books? The first Super Speed Sam book was actually “Kitchen Decorations” where I was hoping to allow the reader into the imaginary world of the main character Sam the dog. In effect I was thinking of having two stories running in parallel, the main or human story, along with the imaginary story of Sam. So for instance, when chocolate was being added to the cake mix, in Sam’s mind, the chocolate would be substituted by bones, although Sam does enjoy chocolate. I then decided to extend Sam’s capabilities to include “Super Speed” and with that, the character of Sam the dog took shape. The addition of allowing Sam to call upon special abilities, like Doctor,...

Our guest tonight is Joyce Kostakis, author of Walk-In Investigations: A Paranormal Detective Novel . We have conducted an interview with her about her new book. How long did you take to write your recent novel? I had the idea bouncing around in my head for a few years. Once I put pen to paper or rather fingers to the keyboard it took about one year. In your opinion as the author, which is the is the most thrilling event in "Walk-In Investigations: A Paranormal Detective Novel"? The lead Character Detective Katie Hanson channels murder victims for clues in solving their murder. What Katie did not realize was the channeled spirit could highjack her body. The story makes an abrupt twist when Katie’s is unable to return to her body, and she is forced to share the body of her psychic friend as they race against time to not only solve the case but retrieve her body. Why did you choose this title? The title describes the process of what happens when ...